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Michael Brown funeral

Men line up to help make way for family members to enter funeral services for 18-year-old Michael Brown at the Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 25, 2014. Brown, an unarmed black teenager, was shot dead by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri on Aug. 9.

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Michael Brown funeral

Guests wait in line to enter the Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church for the funeral of Michael Brown in St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 25, 2014.

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Michael Brown funeral

Family members arrive at Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church for the funeral of Michael Brown, Aug. 25, 2014.

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Michael Brown funeral

People attend the funeral of Michael Brown inside Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 25, 2014.

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Michael Brown funeral

Lesley McSpadden is comforted during the funeral services for her son, Michael Brown, inside Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis Mo., Aug. 25, 2014.

Michael Brown funeral

Kelly Tucker cuts the hair of Samuel Walls at the Prime Time barber shop, on Florissant Ave. in Ferguson, Mo., as they watch the funeral of Michael Brown on television as it is broadcast from the Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Aug. 25, 2014. Police and protesters have repeatedly clashed on Florissant Ave. since Brown's death on Aug. 9.

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Michael Brown funeral

A woman lifts up her hands during the funeral of Michael Brown inside Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 25, 2014.

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Michael Brown funeral

In an apartment across the street from where Michael Brown was shot in Ferguson, Mo., Steve Smith watches Brown's funeral on television as it is broadcast from the Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Aug. 25, 2014.

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Michael Brown funeral

Family members attend the funeral for Michael Brown at Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 25, 2014.

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Michael Brown funeral

From left: Nekesha Mclarren, Casey Dozier and James Mclarren visit the memorial setup for Michael Brown on the spot he was shot in Ferguson, Mo., as the funeral for him continues at the Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Aug. 25, 2014.

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Michael Brown funeral

People line up to make a path for the families' and friends' arrival at Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church during the funeral for Michael Brown in St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 25, 2014.

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Michael Brown funeral

People are silhouetted against the sun as they wait in line to attend the funeral for Michael Brown at Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 25, 2014.

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Michael Brown funeral

The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks at the funeral services for Michael Brown at Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 25, 2014. Family, politicians and activists gathered for the funeral on Monday following weeks of unrest with at times violent protests spawning headlines around the world focusing attention on racial issues in the United States.

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Michael Brown funeral

A St. Louis Cardinals baseball cap rests on top of the casket of Michael Brown inside Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church awaiting the start of his funeral in St. Louis Mo., Aug. 25, 2014.